Local history

In “Nazis of Long Island,” historian Christopher Verga details how Nazi spy rings infiltrated communities on Long Island and NYC, "posing as housewives, engineers…or even your neighbor next door." An important Nazi recruitment camp was located in Yaphank.

The designation of Sound Avenue in Riverhead as a 'scenic and historic' roadway has an interesting history. Here's how it happened and what it means — and doesn't mean — and a look at how it helped scuttle plans for two nuclear power plants on the Long Island Sound in Jamesport.

Local historians are planning to erect historic markers to recognize the lives of two enslaved people who once lived in Riverhead Town.

A long-defunct motel on Flanders Road, converted into apartments, is a reminder of the once-thriving Black business district in Riverside. David Peter Fitzgerald, whose father built the motel in 1957, and who later operated the motel, recalls Riverside's forgotten history.

Jamesport Meeting House will host a Historic Jamesport House Tour on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring 16 homes of historical and architectural significance in Jamesport and South Jamesport.

The 1731 Jamesport Meeting House will host a free illustrated lecture entitled, “Jamesport: 300+ Years of History,” on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jamesport Meeting House, 1590 Main Rd. (Route 25), in Jamesport.

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Sixty years ago, there were no playgrounds, picnic tables, hiking trails or campsites on the property we know today as Indian Island County Park. In 1964, bulldozers leveled the tin-roofed sheds at what was once one of the largest and worst rural slums in the state.